The Sullivan Family:Information about James Bushnell
James Bushnell (b. 17 Mar 1779, d. 14 Nov 1861)
Notes for James Bushnell:James, b. Canaan, Conn., 17 Mar. 1779, m. 26 Dec. 1799, Rachel Valiance, b. abt. 1779, d. 25 Jan. 1814, ae. abt. 35, and buried perhaps at Eaton or Addison, Vt., m. 2nd, July 1818, Roxy or Roxanna Pond, b. Panton, Vt., 20 Oct. 1791, dau. of Jared and his 1st wife , Esther (Merril) Pond. She was half sister of Ananias Rogers Pond who married her step dau., Fanny Mann Bushnell.
James Bushnell accompanied his parents when they removed to Starksboro, Vt., in 1794, and in 1800 subscribed to the Freemans Oath in Addison, Vt.On 10 Oct. 1810, he bought a tract or land from Samuel Ambros which he presumably sold to his brother Samuel, 11 Sept. 1811.In a letter written to his sister Polly from Constable, N. Y., dated 17 Jan. 1818 he refers to the making of axes which seems to imply that he was a blacksmith. In the last paragraph of this letter, he says, "Manny and little Sally have been here about a week and are well. I think I shall not come out until spring. Give my love to Fanny and Lois and all your family." As he mentions four of his then five children, it is presumed that his son Robert had died young. There is no record as far as known that would indicate that he settled in this section and it is known that about 1820 he with Capt. Pliny Miller, purchased a tract or some 300 acres of land where the town of Saranac Lake was later located, selling his share soon after to his partner, Capt. Miller, who settled on the land about 1822. It seems to be the opinion of some that he left Saranac Lake soon after the completion of this transaction, but where he went has not yet been discovered.It is state[d] that he was a Fifer during the War of 1812
More About James Bushnell and Roxanna Pond:
Marriage: 02 Jul 1818
Children of James Bushnell and Roxanna Pond are:
- +Alaric Mann Bushnell, b. 05 Jul 1819, Starksboro, Addison, Vermont143, d. 04 Apr 1885, Buffalo, Erie, NY144.